Disk cutter.



E. T. ADELL.

DISK CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1912.

1 0955 5 Patented May 5, 1914.

14 TTORNEY ERNEST THEODORE ADELL, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

DISK CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed November 1, 1912. Serial No. 729,177.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST THEODORE Austin, a citizen of the United States, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Disk Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in disk cutters, and pertains more particularly to a cutter of this type which is used to cut broom corn.

The object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive and simple device of the type set forth, in which the parts are com pactly assembled and can be constructed with a minimum amount of material.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

A handle 1 is formed with a horizontal base 2 the base being longitudinally slotted at 3. A pair of overlapping disks t are arranged to underlie the base 2 and each is rotatably connected by means of screws 5 to a pair of arms 6. The arms 6 are connected by parts 7, with which they are integral, the arms and parts 7 constituting substantially U-shaped supports or carriers for the cutter disks. The two supports formed by the arms (3 and parts 7 are held in spaced relation by a spacer plate 8, which latter, together with the parts 7 is received in the slot 3 and held therein by screws 9.

As depicted in Fig. 3, the two cutter disks 4 are reversely beveled so that their adjoining rear faces overlap in frictional engagement with each other, whereby it will be seen that the line of cutting of the disks is one common to both.

In operation the broom corn, or other material which the device is to out is placed on a table or other flat surface whereupon the device is manipulated to cause each of the cutters to move across the material in contact therewith, and against the table or other surface.

What is claimed is:

In a. disk cutter, a handle having a horizontal base that is longitudinally slotted, a pair of Ushaped carriers having their connecting portions disposed in said slot, a spacer plate between said connecting portions, a pair of cutter disks rotatably connected to the free ends of the arms of said carriers, said cutter disks having their rear faces in contacting engagement and havingtheir front faces beveled, and a pair of screws passed through the ends of the connecting portions, through the ends of the spacer plate and through the base portion of the handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST THEODORE ADELL.

Witnesses H. N. SHELLENBERGER, ROY H. VVa'rERs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. Q. 

